Buyer and Planner

Join Keelings! You will be part of a passionate team of people and a growing business. Come on the journey with us where you will grow and develop and truly feel a sense of belonging. At Keelings, we don't just grow quality fresh produce, we also nurture people and their professional development. The Keelings family always employ the best people for the job, the key to our success is the quality of the people we employ.

Our Strategic Priorities

Better Food -  We make our products better and inspire more people to enjoy produce.

People  - We support our people to learn, be at their best, contribute and deliver on their commitments, using One Keelings' standards.

Better Ways -  Every year we improve our competitiveness, efficiency and delivery through insight, technology and One Keelings.

Better World -  We improve our environmental and social impact to make a positive difference in our world.

Partnerships -  Working with Keelings creates value and long-term relationships with our customers & suppliers.

Growth -  We invest in and deliver insight led, focused, profitable growth into the future.

Keelings Values

People Matter -  We support and treat each other in a clear, fair and respectful way. We all learn, develop and encourage everyone to contribute

Teamwork -  We inspire and help each other to deliver our ambitions together as One Keelings

Integrity -  We do the right thing and deliver on our commitments

Passion for Achievement -  We motivate ourselves and each other to achieve our ambitions with energy, knowledge and courage. We are always striving to be better.

Purpose of the Role :

This role is to support the teams in the management of the day to day buying, operations and profitability of the cut flower category while managing inbound transportation of materials.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities :

• Purchasing of flowers from multiple growers daily to meet our orders and production needs.
• Negotiation of the best possible pricing from growers and suppliers seasonally and annually seasonal deals
• Plan forecast and deliver all requirements for bouquets for our key peaks
• Develop sales forecasts for the planning and operations team daily.
• Liaise with operations department on the production plan, stock allocation and efficiency savings.
• Stock planning on a daily / weekly / monthly basis
• Work with ops team on stock and balancing of stock daily
• Liaise with all stakeholders to organise and confirm inbound and outbound transportation of materials / product.
• Follow up with suppliers on claims within the category.
• Suggest substitutions for bouquets
• Arrange consolidation of transport for inbound loads and send load plans to our hauliers
• Compare actual demand against forecast and procure to manage gaps.
• Review profitability of category and report into Commercial Manager & Nam's
• Set up PO's and reduce invoice queries with accounts department.
• Deliver NPD / innovation.
• Issue requests and recommendations for lines we tender annually
• Work with Commercial Manager, technical, and sales counterparts to deliver QSL & DSL
• Negotiation of pricing, specifications, promotions with suppliers in conjunction with NAM's
• Meet all deadlines / be heavily involved in successful event planning.
• Review production plans to manage our inbound inventory for JIT culture
• Manage our inbound ocean freight and all coms and documentation associated with it
• Raise and issue po numbers from our own system Code creation requests Manage raw material price lists

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) :

Key Skills & Knowledge

Flexible and resilient

Education & Qualifications :

Recruitment Process

1. CV Submission & email acknowledgment of receipt

2. Phone Screening

3. 1st Interview

4. 2nd Interview

5. Outcome & Feedback

Inclusion & Diversity Statement

In Keelings we value all perspectives and knowledge that our colleagues bring to our business. We are committed to forming a diverse and inclusive team where all can share their unique experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from all cultures and backgrounds and are dedicated to forming an environment of inclusiveness and diversity where all can thoroughly feel a sense of belonging.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require reasonable accommodation in submitting your application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please contact recruitment_keelings@keelings.com

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